Birdland - Historical Jazz Club | 1949 to 1965 Birdland Max Kaminsky, Lester Young, Hot Lips Page, Charlie Parker, Lennie Tristano – Birdland 1949 Charlie Parker with Strings – Birdland 1951 (Photo: Marcel Fleiss) Ray Brown and Ella fitzgerald at Birdland (Photo: Marcel Fleiss) Erroll Garner and Art Tatum – Birdland 1952 (Photo: Marcel Fleiss) Bud Powell and Art Blakey – Birdland 1949 (Photo: Herman Leonard) Tommy Potter, Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie, John Coltrane Birdland 1950 Clifford Brown, Curly Russell, Lou Donaldson, Art Blakey Live at Birdland – 1954 (Photo: Francis Wolff) Clifford Brown & Lou Donaldson – Birdland 1954 (Photo: Francis Wolff) George Shearing Quintet – Birdland 1949 Pee Wee Marquette (Birdland MC) and Count Basie (Photo: Lee Friedlander) Tommy Potter, Stan Getz and Al Haig – Birdland 1949 (Photo: Herman Leonard) Stan

 Kenton & Count Basie Jazz Tour – Birdland 1962 Harry ‘Sweets’ Edison (2nd to Right) Stan Kenton musicians outside Birdland – (left) Conte Condoli (right) Sal Salvador Charlie “Yardbird” Parker & Dizzy Gillespie (Photo: Herman Leonard) Sarah Vaughan at Birdland History Of Birdland It was the bebop era, when jazz was at the height of its powers and New York City was its spiritual home.

Birdland, the club named in honor of Charlie “Yardbird” Parker, had opened on Dec. 15, 1949, a block west of the 52nd St. scene and for the next fifteen years, the club’s survival formula was built upon memorable double and triple bills, commencing at 9 p.m. and sometimes lasting ’til dawn. Birdland established itself as the one place that every jazz musician had to play, as did Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie, Bud Powell, Miles Davis, Thelonius Monk, John Coltrane, Art Tatum, Sarah Vaughan, Art Blakey, Horace Silver, Clifford Brown, Ella Fitzgerald, Stan Getz, Lester Young, George Shearing, Billie Holiday, Milt Jackson, Oscar Peterson, and Sonny Rollins to name a few, in front of audiences that might have included Marlene Dietrich, Marilyn Monroe, Frank Sinatra and Sammy Davis Jr. Within the first 5 years of it's existence, the club entertained almost one and half million jazz listeners at $1.50 a person admission charge. Birdland was a rather small club, which seated around 400 people.

After descending down the stairs the room opened up with the bandstand right in front and a long bar along the left wall. On the opposite side from the bar - as well as just in front of it - there were rows of chairs reserved for listeners only - sometimes refered to as The Peanut Gallery or Bullpen - and in the middle there were 10 to 15 tables with red and white checkered table cloths where food and drinks were served. On the far right wall there were booths. Hailed as The Jazz Corner of the World, Birdland was the closest thing to a pure jazz club at the time. A place where new bands were born, new alliances formed, and modern musicians felt at home. Brothers, Irving and Morris Levy were the owners of Birdland, though it was operated by Oscar Goodstein, who took tickets and tended bar. Birdland had a master of ceremonies named Pee Wee Marquette who was under four feet tall and was notorious for mispronouncing musicians names that didn't tip him. One night Horace Silver refused to tip Pee Wee, so he introduced him as Hore Ass Silber.

His voice can be heard making the introductions on Art Blakey's 1954 recording "A Night At Birdland." Many live recordings were made at Birdland over the years by such artists as Charlie Parker, Thelonius Monk, Miles Davis, Dizzy Gillespie, Bud Powell, Lester Young, Lennie Tristano, Count Basie, Art Blakey, John Coltrane to name a few. Count Basie and his Orchestra recorded Live from Birdland in the 1950s, and even recorded the famous Lullaby of Birdland there. The disc jockey Symphony Sid broadcast live from Birdland on WJZ early in the club's existence as did the Voice of America radio show. For sixteen years the greatest music in the world was generated nightly within its walls until it succumbed to the high cost of rent that doomed many of the clubs in the area. Birdland Brochure – 1955 History of Birdland Jazz Club NYC Gift Shop History Ever since most of Chicago’s top musicians moved to New York in the mid-to-late 1920s, New York City has been the Jazz Mecca.

Nearly every major jazz style of the past seventy years has been initiated in the Big Apple. It was Charlie Parker, familiarly known to his fans and fellow musicians as “Bird,” a contraction of Yardbird, his formal nickname, who was the dynamic creative personality and genius of the alto saxophone who served as the inspiration for Birdland. When the original Birdland opened sixty years ago in December, 1949, Charlie Parker was the headliner and the club was located on Broadway, a block west of the 52nd Street scene, which was a hotbed of jazz in the 1930s and 40s. Miraculously, just as the scene on 52nd Street caved in, Birdland was born and quickly came to prominence. For the next fifteen years, the club’s survival formula was built upon memorable double and triple bills, commencing at 9 p.m. and sometimes lasting ’til dawn. In addition to Bird, many jazz legends were regulars at the club. Count Basie and his smokin’ big band made Birdland their New York headquarters, eventually recording George Shearing’s “Lullaby of Birdland” live at the club.

John Coltrane’s classic Quartet regularly appeared at the club in the early 1960s, recording “Live at Birdland.” And the famous DJ, Symphony Sid Torin made a name for himself broadcasting live from the club to radio listeners up and down the eastern seaboard. In its first five years of existence, 1,400,000 paid the $1.50 admission to make their way either right to the cabaret section or left to the intense listening bullpen to hear Birdland’s attractions and sample its atmosphere. Given the artists on the bill, that comes as no surprise. Birdland’s booking history reads like a who’s who of jazz: Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie, Thelonious Monk, Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Bud Powell, Stan Getz, Lester Young, Erroll Garner, and many, many others. Considering the excitement that Birdland generated on a daily basis, it’s no surprise that the club attracted its share of celebrities. Regulars to the nightly festivities included such household names as Gary Cooper, Marilyn Monroe, Frank Sinatra, Joe Louis, Marlene Dietrich, Ava Gardner, Sammy Davis, Jr. and Sugar Ray Robinson.

As Allan Morrison, the long-time editor of Ebony once put it, “Birdland was both a cultural vantage point and a barometer of trends where all the big names in jazz performed.” But as a new popular music, Rock & Roll emerged, Birdland’s fortunes declined in the 60’s and its doors were closed on Broadway and 52nd in 1965. After many 5 am nights, the club needed to take a nap. Birdland awoke uptown in 1986 at 2745 Broadway, on the corner 105th Street where it was well renowned for its great acoustics and unique setup. In ten years, more than 2,000 emerging artists performed at the club. On many occasions, artists who performed at the original club on 52nd street graced the stage of the second version of Birdland as well. Still there was something missing. “After ten successful years uptown, I felt the mystique of Birdland returning to midtown – it would be the natural continuation of the legendary jazz corner of the world,” said Birdland owner John Valenti.

Now, half a century later, the Birdland banner has been reborn in midtown and called, “close to perfection for serious fans and musicians,” by The New York Times. After a decade of neighborhood success on the Upper West Side, John decided to move the club back to Midtown. The new Birdland offers top-flight jazz in a world class setting, good sight lines and acoustics, elbow room, and an award-winning menu featuring American cuisine with a Cajun flair.

Since the reemergence of the club, midtown Manhattan has been treated to some of the best jazz on the planet, including memorable sets by such musicians as Oscar Peterson, Pat Metheny, Diana Krall, Roy Haynes, Michel Legrand, Dave Brubeck, Pat Martino, Tony Williams, Hank Jones, Michel Petrucciani, Maynard Ferguson, Freddie Hubbard, Marian McPartland, John Pizzarelli, Kurt Elling, Joe Lovano, McCoy Tyner, Michael Brecker, Clark Terry, Ron Carter, Jon Hendricks, George Shearing, James Moody, Yellowjackets, John Scofield, Phoebe Snow, Dave Holland, and Tito Puente, as well as the big bands of Chico O’Farrill, Duke Ellington, Toshiko Akiyoshi, and Maria Schneider. In addition, Birdland is home to such popular musical events as the Umbria Jazz Festival in NYC and the Annual Django Reinhardt NY Festival. BiRDLAND - YouTube BiRDLAND Want to watch this again later? Sign in to add this video to a playlist. Need to report the video? Sign in to report inappropriate content. Rating is available when the video has been rented.

This feature is not available right now. Please try again later. Published on Oct 30, 2014 Choreography by: JEFF DAVIS Dancers: Seth Ives, Joey Kipp, Holly Heidt, Michelle Maleh, Alic Pucheu, Jenna Sherman Birdland is a jazz club started in New York City on December 15, 1949. The original Birdland, which was located at 1678Broadway, just north of West 52nd Street inManhattan, was closed in 1965 due to increased rents, but it re-opened for one night in 1979. A revival began in 1986 with the opening of the second nightclub by the same name that is now located in Manhattan's Theater District, not far from the original nightclub's location.

Irving Levy (1923–1959), Morris Levy, and Oscar Goodstein – along with six other partners – purchased the venue in 1949 from Joseph "Joe the Wop" Catalano.They adopted the name "Birdland" to capitalize on the popularity of their regular headlinerCharlie "Yardbird" Parker, who, at that time, had been enjoying undisputed popularity as a jazz artist. The club was originally scheduled to open on September 8, 1949, but this was put back to December 15 following difficulties in getting a liquor license. The opening night was "A Journey Through Jazz", consisting of various styles of the music up to that point, played by "Maxie Kaminsky, Lips Page, Lester Young,Charlie Parker, Harry Belafonte, Stan Getz, andLennie Tristano, in that order." The neon sign at the front of the club read, "Birdland, Jazz Corner of the World". The venue seated 500 people and had space for a full orchestra.

It had a long bar, tables, booths, and a fenced-in bullpen — a drinkless area, nicknamed "the peanut gallery," where teenagers were sometimes allowed to watch. Irving Levy and Morris Levy were the main owners but the club was operated by Oscar Goodstein, who took tickets and tended the bar. The name was carried through into the feature of caged finches inside the club. The Manhattan Transfer is an American a cappella, jazz fusion/pop music group founded in 1969 in New York City and still active in the 2010s. There have been two manifestations of the group, with Tim Hauserbeing the only person to be part of both. The first group included Hauser, Erin Dickins, Marty Nelson, Pat Rosalia and Gene Pistilli. The second manifestation of the group, formed in 1973, included Hauser, Alan Paul,Janis Siegel and Laurel Massé. In 1978, after Massé was badly injured in a car accident, she was replaced by Cheryl Bentyne. The group's long-time pianist, Yaron Gershovsky, accompanied the group on tour and served asmusic director.

Trist Curless from the Los Angeles a cappella group, m-pact became a permanent member in October 2014 following Hauser's death.The group won various Grammy Awards in the 1980s. The group won its first Grammys in 1980 for their cover of Weather Report's "Birdland". Their recording earned them their first Grammy Award for Best Jazz Fusion Performance and the group's first Grammy Award for Best Vocal Arrangement for Two or More Voices, to Janis Siegel for herarrangement of the song. Category At The Jazz Corner Of The World: Live From Birdland | Night Lights Classic Jazz - WFIU Public Radio WFIU Public Radio Choose which station to support! Indiana Public Media | WFIU - NPR | WTIU - PBS Choose which station to support! Night Lights Classic Jazz Birdland was known as “the jazz corner of the world,” and from 1949 to 1965 it played host to some of the greatest names on the modern jazz scene. Loading... Birdland featured a diverse array of jazz artists for its opening night in 1949.

Image 2 of 3 Photo: Album cover art Art Blakey's two Blue Note LPs were the first official live recordings to be made at Birdland and became landmark albums for the hardbop era. Image 3 of 3 Photo: Frank Driggs Collection/Archive Photos/Getty Images The entrance to Birdland in New York City, at the intersection of 52nd Street and Broadway.   Birdland billed itself as “the jazz corner of the world,” and between 1949 and 1965 there were many nights when this little Manhattan nightclub lived up to its hype. You could find Birdland in a basement at the corner of 52nd Street and Broadway in New York City, the intersection of bebop and showbiz, and on any given night Charlie Parker, Art Blakey, Bill Evans, Charles Mingus, or John Coltrane might be playing there. On this edition of Night Lights we’ll return to Birdland to hear those artists, all of them performing in their prime, in the exciting post-World War II years of American culture.

Birdland was the creation of several New York City jazz and showbiz operators who wanted to provide a new venue for modern jazz in the heart of Manhattan. It took its name from Charlie Parker’s “Bird” nickname, and Parker performed there on the club’s opening night on December 15, 1949, along with Lennie Tristano, Lester Young, and Hot Lips Page. In honor of the name the club kept a number of actual birds in cages suspended from the ceiling, though they lasted for only a few weeks, because of the club’s smoky air and poor ventilation. An awning stretched out from the club’s street-level entrance with “Birdland” emblazoned on either side. The walls of Birdland were decorated with murals of famous jazz personalities, painted by the club’s hatcheck girl. The tables were covered with red-and-white-checkered cloths and had black plastic ashtrays inscribed with the club’s motto: “Birdland: the Jazz Corner of the World.” To the right of the stage was an area known as “the bullpen”or the “bleachers,” several rows of chairs where non-drinkers who were there simply for the music could sit.

At several points throughout its 15-year run Birdland played host to famous jazz DJ Symphony Sid Torin’s late-night program, and a number of those broadcasts have survived. Birdland Goes On Record The first “official” live recording to be made at Birdland, using a record label’s equipment, as opposed to an amateur tape of a radio broadcast, became a landmark album in jazz history. Drummer Art Blakey’s A Night In Birdland Volumes 1 and 2 showcased the birth of hard bop, and an early configuration of what would become known as the Jazz Messengers, the Blakey group that became a key stop on the path to jazz stardom for musicians such as Lee Morgan, Wayne Shorter, and Freddie Hubbard. A Night In Birdland Volume 1 kicks off with an announcement from the club’s legendary MC Pee Wee Marquette, a tux-clad midget, not quite four feet tall, who was notorious for refusing to announce musicians’ names correctly unless they tipped him.

DownBeat Magazine, paraphrasing a not-suitable-for-primetime Lester Young reference to Marquette, described him as “the half-pint-sized master of ceremonies, known for the florid phrasing of his introductions and his not infrequently salty manner.” The Place To Be In The 1950s Throughout the 1950s Birdland was a popular Manhattan spot for celebrities, and if you dropped in you might see Frank Sinatra, Marilyn Monroe, Joe Louis, or Judy Garland in attendance. The club’s relatively small size, with a seating capacity of up to 400, gave it a big-city intimacy, and the music gave it an air of hip sophistication. Jazz writer Dan Morgenstern lauded the club’s racial atmosphere, noting that “Most of the staff was black, the menu offered polite soul food, and the clientele was well-integrated.” Music typically started around nine in the evening and continued, with intermissions, until five in the morning. While many of the acts at Birdland were small groups like Blakey’s, the club featured big bands as well, crowding anywhere from a dozen to 16 musicians up onto the bandstand.

Count Basie’s orchestra often held forth there, as did the up-and-coming Maynard Ferguson Big Band, which recorded its first live album at Birdland in 1959. “Communing With The Sounds” Along with all of its jazz glory, there were some violent moments in the history of Birdland. In 1959 one of its founders and co-owners, Irving Levy, was stabbed to death in the club, and that same year trumpeter Miles Davis was beaten by a policeman as he took a break on the sidewalk outside and escorted a white female companion to a taxi. But the club’s reputation was mostly as a venue for serious jazz listeners…as a 1959 DownBeat article celebrating Birdland’s 10th anniversary put it, “In Birdland the music is the thing, and the prospective customer had better be prepared to sit tight-lipped, communing with the sounds.” Birdland continued featuring live jazz until 1965, briefly flirting with a rock and roll policy in the spring of 1964 and then returning to jazz in the summer, playing host to the homecoming of bebop pianist Bud Powell, who had been living in France for five years.

In 1965 the club once again tried rock and roll and then closed shortly thereafter, with longtime Birdland proprietor Oscar Goodstein telling DownBeat Magazine, “I’m heartbroken. To me, there is no finer form of entertainment than jazz, but I couldn’t keep going broke.” He blamed the club’s demise on youth’s turn to rock and folk music. Birdland would live on, though, in the jazz standard that George Shearing composed called “Lullaby of Birdland,” in the 1970s hit track by Weather Report simply titled “Birdland”, in the grooves and aluminum of LPs and CDs of recordings made at the club, in the accounts of those who saw and heard jazz history made there, and in the club of the same name that opened at another Manhattan location in 1985. More About Birdland Tony Flood has posted a detailed, richly illustrated history of Birdland on his blog . Listen to some more broadcasts from Birdland in this previous Night Lights program, Burning With Bud: Bud Powell Live 1944-53 Historical Nightclub Hopping With Night Lights Birdland, Midtown, New York, NY | Party Earth Corine C.

NEW May 30, 2013 On Monday nights, The NYC cabaret and Broadway party crowd play at Birdland. Usually, they come out to see Jim Caruso's Broadway at Birdland series and follow that show with an open mike where as Jim Caruso puts it we have " Incredible talent" and "Other people" Honestly the " Other People can be fantastic and you get some tone deaf people who think they are stars. The night I went there was a woman trying to impersonate Christine Ebersole in " GREY GARDENS" It was the funniest and most tragic thing I have ever seen and for that alone it was worth the price of admission. In addition to some great talent and terrible talent the food at this club is incredible and not as expensive as many other clubs. I am partial to the Salmon Salad, the burgers and the wonderful selection of wine. Birdland is an experience and once you attend you will want to attend often especially on Broadway Monday's. Birdland Jazz Birdland Jazz The Birdland Jazzista Social Club BIRDLAND JAZZISTA SOCIAL CLUB IS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.

(NO MEMBERSHIP REQUIRED, BUT CARD MEMBERS ENTER AT 50% OFF FOR ALL 100+ PARTIES PER YEAR) Birdland is located at 4318 Martin Luther King Jr. Way (at 43rd Street), Oakland, CA This Weekend 8pm Michael Skinner and Final Touch Saturday, January 14th 8pm Isaiah Harwood and The Next Generation Monday, January 16th 7pm-10pm Monday Nights Jam Session with Calvin Keys Wednesday, January 18th 8pm Vocalist Joanna Teters; with Courtney Knott Coming Up 8pm Kymberly Jackson Pied Piper of the Bay! Friday, January 27th 8pm Carl Lockett Jazz Trio Saturday, February 18th Thank you again for those who continue to support the social club.

— The Birdland staff REVIEWS/PRESS OF BJSC “Your second home” These are the words musicians have used to describe Birdland: “On a scale from 1 to 10, Birdland is a 20″ Calvin Keys(Ray Charles Band) “The future of jazz.” Peter Horvath, pianist “Birdland is a 10 on the funk meter” SF Bay Area Music Critic “A triumph of the human spirit.” Oscar Pangalinan (Bay area sax player) “Very Beautiful just like in Havana” Tito Son y Cuba. (cuban tres) “The most unpretensious jazz club ever,” Chuck MacKinnon (trumpet, Mactet) “A miracle of a club” Gee Gee Amos Blues Band. “Amazing, wow, Amazing…Amazing…” TJ Jeanine, TJ Blues Band.

“Bill Graham would love this place,” Danny Scher (26 year former VP and CEO of Bill Graham Presents, a regular at Birdland) “I wished New York had a place like this, ” Dave Ambrosio, bass (Mark Renzi Trio) “The hottest jazz room in the Bay Area; Birdland was my favorite gig – the vibe the closeness the love flowed swirling in, thru and around the music – it was the very best room in the San Francisco Bay Area” LLoyd Gregory, guitarist. “Birdland is one of those rare places that exists completely apart from all the consumer crap that drives our culture,” Adam Schulman, pianist “You are a hero of mine” John Santos(Five time Grammy nominee, Latin Jazz) BJSC IS A JAZZ AND BLUES SOCIAL CLUB. NOW OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. (NO MEMBERSHIP REQUIRED)BECOME A MEMBER TO JOIN THE BIRDLAND JAZZISTA SESSIONS click on link. You can still join the parties without being a card member. Email at birdlandjazzista@gmail.com to be on the party list. All your donations are tax deductible including your membership cards and entry to each session.

DONATE HERE Email us at birdlandjazzistasocialclub@gmail.com for more info or playing at Birdland Sessions or hosting Private Events like corporate parties, birthday parties, receptions, etc. Purchase Memberships to get 25-50% discounts and priority emails and entry on all parties and sessions.

Classes During The Week Card Members get a discount on all classes Mondays 730pm to 845pm Aikido Classes by East Bay Kokkai Aikido Tuesdays: 630pm to 730pm Capoeira 730pm to 845pm Aikido Classes by East Bay Kokkai Aikido Wednesday: 5-7 pm Band Rehearsals Thursdays: 6-8pm Capoeira Music and Capoeira class 8-9pm Salsa Rueda by Nick and Serena Fridays: 530pm-7pm Capoeira Music and Capoeira class Saturdays: 10am-1pm Voice and Choir by Michelle Jacques 1pm-3pm Guitar class with LLoyd Gregory 4pm-515pm Capoeirobics with Helio Serena(1st, 3rd, and last Saturdays only) Sundays: 11am-1pm Roots Rumba by Michael Mpiangu. Birdland Jazzista Social Club-Manila now open. Birdland Jazzista Social Club History Video Birdland Jazzista Social Club Now Open to the new members.

Welcome to the Birdland Jazzista Social Club a.k.a. Birdland Jazz and BBQ and Multi Culti Grill, a former private social club for five years and the longest continuous weekly house party in bay area history. BJSC is now open to the old and new members located on 4318 Martin Luther King Jr. Way. We encourage you to get membership cards to get priority entry at our Jazzista sessions/parties/events. Priority entry goes to card members and then our private email list in entering Birdland once we open in Oakland in late August. Meanwhile, we are hosting music in the new five block music district called BAAMP(Bay Area Art n Music Project) we have created. Become a card member to avoid not being able to enter the hottest jazz/blues/Latin jazz party in the bay area. Purchase your membership card here . It will be mailed to you. Become a member to guarantee you discounts and entry for you and your friends to Birdland sessions. Birdland Jazzista Social Club began as a one time front yard driveway barbecue(since the backyard is tiny and the sun sets on the driveway) on Memorial Day Weekend, May 28, 2010 for friends and neighbors of the Birdman.

There was no clear purpose other than just to get together with a futon and some chairs on the driveway and part of the sidewalk. It was such a hit that the bbq with KCSM 91.1 jazz radio playing in the background continued for several months every Friday. Somewhere along the summer, more neighbors, friends, and BART commuters out of the North Berkeley station weary from their commute joined in for the free bbq every Friday, bringing some small dishes and their own drinks. Thus, Birdland Jazz and BBQ was born especially when my adjacent neighbor Paul Lynch brought his jazz trio to play in the garage in August. By early Fall 2010, renovations were underway to covert the six car garage to a cultural space for the community. By the end of the summer and early autumn, words like “community building, global intersections, organic arts paradigm, culturas sin fronteras y de la resistencia, and triumph of the human spirit”” were being thrown around. Birdman just wanted to have bbq every Friday and have a good time; the only triumph Birdman knew was to never run out of food for eight hours.

Birdmom once told Birdchild, “You can get bored of conversations at a party; you may not recall who played music at the event, but you run out of food, fiesta is over, and everyone remembers.” Birdman grew up in a provincial town in the Philippines where these human experiments happen everyday, so the bbqs’ and music ain’t nothing but a chicken wing. But Birdman was running out of money by the end of August since the bbqs’ were all free. So six friends and neighbors stepped up to sponsor the cost of the bbq, and the sponsorship rotated every seven weeks for each person. By Fall 2010, Multi Culti Grill was also added to Birdland Jazz and BBQ, inspired by Morgan Lim, a Malaysian born satay grill artist and connoisseur. Morgan wanted to showcase the great grilling traditions of Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore, Thailand, and the Philippines. Who was Birdman to argue; he loves to eat and cook. This has become the specialty of Birdland Jazzista Social Club focusing on satays, rendangs, and seafood wrapped in banana leaves.

By September 2010, jazz programming was also added to support the local jazz musicians who increasing had fewer places to play given the closures of so many local jazz hubs (Anna’s Jazz Island, Shanghai 1930, Downtown Restaurant in 2010 and D’Vine Jazz and Wine and Coda Jazz in 2011) and to afford the kids of the Berkeley High School Jazz Program a place to play. By this time, the community, neighbors, and friends were making Friday night bbqs their weekly ritual to break bread with each other; homeless and folks on the margins of insanity(most of Berkeley) found a place to call “home;” unemployed and financially distressed people who wanted have something to eat and be entertained on Fridays found something very affordable(the food was all free, lol); upscale professionals and hipsters who wanted to be part of something cutting edge that they could twitter/facebook/blog about; families with kids and dogs in tow could also have a place to go all together; and Berkeley High School Jazz kids had a place to gig every week. All these reasons were lost on the Birdman.

Birdman just wanted to party like the way they party in the favelas of Bahia in Brasil and streets of Manila’s barangays and Malate district where he frequents. December 2010 was when the City of Berkeley Zoning informed Birdman Mike and Birdland that it was in violation of public right of way ordinance for people eating and conversing in front of the builiding on the sidewalk, and public health ordinances for serving free food to neighbors, friends, and anyone who came up to the grill. This was a low point for Birdland Jazz and BBQ. Birdman and the other Birdlanders did not know that people can not be on the sidewalk with a piece of chicken, rib, or calamari; heck, even the neighborhood dogs who came with ribs in their mouths did not know they were being criminalized. Birdman consulted with Birdmom on the issue; Birdmom, an uber devout Catholic who goes to church daily, replied: “There’s always a Judas in every neighborhood.” Birdman and Jazzistas don’t know; no one has ever kissed them on their cheeks. Birdman did not know that one can not give away free food to the public; one needs a public health permit.

In an attempt to comply with Berkeley City Ordinances, Birdland Jazz and BBQ morphed into the Birdland Jazzista Social Club, no longer open to the public but now a private social club only taking place on private property and minimal traffic on the sidewalk so as not to obstruct people who might be walking around midnight in this bustling subway station not unlike the Shibuya district of Tokyo(the little beagle, named Pinky is our little Hachiko). Birdlanders used to intentionally block passersby from walking through; pedestrians first had to eat something and meet their neighbors before they were allowed to pass through. It was Birdland’s way of creating a sense of community by meeting folks from the neighborhood. That will no longer be a tradition, but the Jazzistas are still committed to the spirit of openness. Berkeley Zoning Department has been helpful clarifying the zoning issues for Birdland so free bbq will only be available to private members to avoid public health permits. Please register your dog also for a jazzista membership. 2011 brought a new year. Birdland cooperated with the City of Berkeley who now support these type of gatherings to promote community in the neighborhood.

Birdland Jazzista Social Club expanded this year to provide movie nights, block parties, and other, birdhouse building and other workshops for kids and their parents, and any other neighborhood activities the Jazzistas can dream of. In 2012, Birdland Jazzista Social Club expanded to Manila, Philippines. In 2013, another branch will open in Bangkok at the famed Chatuchak weekend market where you can listen to jazz, have drinks, while enjoying the shopping at the 15,000 stalls available at the market. 2014 saw the opening of the Oakland chapter with a Jakarta, Indonesia chapter in 2015, home of the biggest jazz festival in the world. Birdland Jazzista Social Club is the little jazz garage/bbq grill locomotive that could because it couldn’t be any other way. Located right across the North Berkeley BART station in Berkeley’s upper west side adjacent to Central Park de Ohlone, the cultural space is 1200 square feet with a stage for performers and seating on comfortable leather couches. In the front driveway and in the backyard are Multi Culti Grills serving anything out of Southeast Asia you can grill.

Tropical drinks like lychee, rambutan, coconut and guava will be added this summer along with fish and bulgogi soft tacos. There’s also two hookah/shisha lounges in the backyard and a mini sports tv viewing area in the front sideyard for boxing aficionados to catch the latest fights replayed. Birdland Jazzista Social Club will remind you of Latin American café/music houses and small European venues. Birdland is all about creating a new social model, a new cultural ethos where neighbors get together every week and a social gathering not based on profit, or non-profit. Birdland Jazzista Social Club is a for-loss and for love human experiment that belongs to everyone and has no owners; Jazzista is a state of mind and being. “Viva la potlatch, Viva el pollo y calamari, Viva la comunidad! Hasta la Jazzista Siempre” Ernesto Cevi”che” Jazzista “Give me a pork rib, or give me death!” Anonymous Jazzista Birdland Jazzista Social Club is generously supported by the Birdland Jazzista Fundonation.

After all, “it’s all about having fun!” We are a non profit 501 (c)3 non-profit organization. We were formerly a 510 (it’s free) for loss business organization. All donations are Tax Deductible. Make checks out to Birdland Jazzista Social Club, 4318 Martin Luther King Jr. Way, Oakland, CA 94609. EIN NUMBER: 46-5652966 One Garage, a BBQ Grill, and a Beagle Produksyon BIRDLAND JAZZISTA SOCIAL CLUB receives endorsements and endorses Canopus Drums, Spaun Drums, Blue Mic, Jazzkat Amps, Mark Bass Amps, Nord keyboards and Guitar Center. Pages Maynard Ferguson - Birdland - YouTube Maynard Ferguson - Birdland Want to watch this again later? Sign in to add this video to a playlist. Need to report the video? Sign in to report inappropriate content. Rating is available when the video has been rented. This feature is not available right now. Please try again later.

Uploaded on Jul 31, 2008 Walter Maynard Ferguson, best know for his extreme high register control on trumpet, was a Canadian jazz trumpet player and bandleader. Born in Verdun, Quebec (now part of Montreal) Maynard by the age of four was playing piano and violin but at 9 years of age he switched to cornet. At age thirteen, Maynard first soloed as a child prodigy with the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation Orchestra and was heard frequently on the CBC, notably featured on a "Serenade for Trumpet in Jazz" written for him by Morris Davis. Maynard won a scholarship to the French Conservatory of Music where he studied from 1943 through 1948 with Bernard Baker. Maynard dropped out of Montreal High School at age 15 to more actively pursue a music career, performing in dance bands led by Stan Wood, Roland David, and Johnny Holmes. During this period, Maynard came to the attention of numerous American bandleaders and began receiving offers to come to the United States. Maynard moved to the United States in 1949 and initially played with the bands of Boyd Raeburn, Jimmy Dorsey, and Charlie Barnet.

The Barnet band was notable for a trumpet section that also included Doc Severinsen, Ray Wetzel, Johnny Howell, and Rolf Erickson. When Barnet temporarily retired in 1949 and disbanded his orchestra, Maynard was free to accept an offer to join Stan Kenton's newly formed Innovations Orchestra, a 40-piece jazz concert orchestra with strings. While the Innovations Orchestra was not commercially successful, it made a number of remarkable recordings, including "Maynard Ferguson," one of a series of pieces named after featured soloists. When Kenton returned to a more practical 19-piece jazz band, Maynard continued with him. So popular was Maynard with Kenton that for three years running, 1950, 1951, and 1952, he won the Down Beat Readers' Poll as best trumpeter. In 1953, Maynard left Kenton to become a first-call session player for Paramount Pictures. Ferguson appeared on 46 soundtracks including The Ten Commandments. Ferguson still recorded jazz during this period, but his Paramount contract prevented him from playing jazz clubs.

While he enjoyed the regular paycheck, Ferguson was very unhappy with the lack of live performance opportunities and left Paramount in 1956. In 1956, Maynard was tapped to lead the Birdland Dream Band, a 14-piece big band formed by Morris Levy as an "all-star" lineup to play at Levy's Birdland jazz club in New York City. While the name "Birdland Dream Band" was short-lived and is represented by only two albums, this band became the core of Maynard's performing band for the next nine years. Following the path taken by many jazz artists in the 1960s, Ferguson left the United States. Feeling that he needed a period of spiritual exploration. Maynard formed a new band and it made its North American debut in 1971. Maynard latched on to the burgeoning jazz education movement by recruiting talented musicians from colleges with jazz programs and targeting young audiences with performances and master classes in high schools. This practical and strategic move helped him develop a strong following that would sustain him for the remainder of his career.

In 1988, Maynard formed the group Big Bop Nouveau, a nine-piece band featuring three trumpets, one trombone, two reeds and a three-piece rhythm section. The band's repertoire included original jazz compositions and modern arrangements of jazz standards, with occasional pieces from his '70s book and the Birdland Dream Band; this format proved to be successful with audiences and critics. In 1992, he was inducted into the Down Beat Jazz Hall of Fame. Just days after completing a weeklong run at New York's Blue Note and recording a studio album in New Jersey, Maynard developed an abdominal infection that resulted in kidney and liver failure. Ferguson died on the evening of August 23, 2006 at the Community Memorial Hospital in Ventura, California. Category Birdland Jazz Club in New York, NY 10036 | Citysearch jmbuz over a year ago Great music.... – Even though there are many great places for jazz in NYC, I highly recommend bringing your out-of-town friends and family to Birdland and enjoy an evening of great jazz and good food.

It has a nice 'old-style' jazz club feeling, seating is comfortable and because of its tiered setting, you are likely to get a decent view of the band without getting a neckache. So many jazz greats play there, there is a good chance you'll find a good show any week. The food is pretty good too, making it a bit easier to spend the $10 food and drink minimum. wvcrabapples over a year ago FIND EVERY JAZZ FAN YOU KNOW, TAKE 'EM ALL TO BIRDLAND, YOU'LL RULE! – The next time I get the chance to recommend entertainment options for friends, family or business associates planning a trip to New York City, I will include Birdland first thing. When you consider all the various aspects of a "jazz club" experience, especially when it's a special occasion justifying a bit more expense, GO TO BIRDLAND! We've been to the "cozier" spots in the Village, and the "authentic" places in Harelm, and the new joints in mid-town, so we've got some perspective.

Birdland did the best job of providing the ambience, quality of performance and drink/dining options to which we look forward. Jame Carter performed with his organ trio (the guy on the Hammond B3 could replicate Manhattan Transfer's vocal stylizing) and blew the room away. Carter plays FOUR instruments with equal virtuousity and looked great doing it in his wide striped business suit. And then, there is the food. Each time our friend cut into her herb chicken the delightful aroma was released. My creole rice was done exactly as it should be, flavorful and a little dry. Close your eyes and imagine a classy night club from an old black and white movie...be sure to include white table cloths, tiny candles, and just enough silver to provide some magic. The tab for three including the $30 x 3 cover, six cocktails and three entrees was around $210. Be sure everyone understands the cover, minimum and dining polices before you go. wrldtravlr44 over a year ago good food, great music DISGUSTING manager!!

– I have dined at Birdland a few times and many other restaurants and have never in my life witnessed a manager flat out yell at a waitress in the dining room. She happened to be my waitress and was so attentive to our needs and extremely caring. There are so many other jazz clubs in New York City, that I don't want to go back to Birdland and support and establishment that disrepects and treats their staff so horribly! I am just disgusted by the way that man handled the situation! robertmc over a year ago Good music, decent food. $30 cover. – I have gone to Birdland many times over the last year. I would sit at the bar, have a drink or two - sometimes eat - listen to the music and leave. I was never asked for or billed a cover charge so I assumed the cover charge ($30) was only for the tables. Back in the '70s when I was playing and hanging out at clubs there was either no cover at the bar (but a drink minimum) or a discounted cover, depending on the act playing. So I thought nothing of it. I was in the neighborhood last week with my girlfriend and decided to pop in and check out the music.

At the door we were stopped by two women and told in no uncertain terms that there is, was and has always been a $30 cover at the bar. I was really surprised. They had no explanation as to why I was never charged one. We left. I called and spoke to a manager the next day who also seemed surprised that I wasn't charged all those times. Oh well. It's a nice room, the food is ok and they get some good acts but I won't go as regularly as I had. k_s over a year ago User review by k_s – I enjoyed the music. It lasted a little over an hour. The Orchestra were great. Enjoyed the whole show with no complaints. The place is very expensive though. The drinks are light on thge alcohol and small. They also have expensive entrees for the taste. In fact I dont recommend food there at all. The best thing to do is have your drinks and dinner, arrive there and then just have the minimum drink and no food. The music is fabulous. They charge around $30 per person just for the music, so there is no need to pay more in terms of food and drinks that are semi standard. I would go there again, but buy minimum.

Search Results - Entertainment Entertainment You are using an older browser version. Please use a supported version for the best MSN experience. search results for 'birdland' Birdland: Jazz Club NYC | Live Jazz Music Manhattan Birdland jazz club has hosted some of the greatest jazz musicians to walk the earth, so join us on any given night and hear the best live jazz in NYC. Birdland (New York jazz club) - Wikipedia Birdland is a jazz club started in New York City on December 15, 1949. The original Birdland, which was located at 1678 Broadway, just north of West 52nd Street in Manhattan, was closed in 1965 due to increased rents, but it re-opened for one night in 1979. A revival began in 1986 with the opening of the second nightclub by the same name that is now located in Manhattan's Theater District, not far from the original nightclub's location. Home - Birdland Park & Gardens Birdland Park and Gardens.

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Question: In which city did the original jazz club Birdland open in 1949?
Answer: New York